Members,
This may not be an appropriate question for this forum, and if not I'm sure you'll let me know!
I wnat a bench grinder that does not have that motor in the way of the work on one side of the wheel. I'm going to build a mandrel-type unit with an 8" wheel on one side and a cable-twist wire wheel on the other for joint prep 'n stuff. Ought to be a fun rainy-day project to build it all: tool guards, dust collection, the whole act.
My only delimma is what motor to use. Capacitor start or split-phase induction? I like the quick, high-torgue starting characteristics of a capacitor start motor, but almost all the bench grinders I've ever seen are split-phase units. Also, what do you think of using a 1725 rpm motor with a larger drive pulley vs. a 3400 rpm motor and the same size pulleys on the motor and the mandrel?
As always, you opinins are valued.
hankj
This may not be an appropriate question for this forum, and if not I'm sure you'll let me know!
I wnat a bench grinder that does not have that motor in the way of the work on one side of the wheel. I'm going to build a mandrel-type unit with an 8" wheel on one side and a cable-twist wire wheel on the other for joint prep 'n stuff. Ought to be a fun rainy-day project to build it all: tool guards, dust collection, the whole act.
My only delimma is what motor to use. Capacitor start or split-phase induction? I like the quick, high-torgue starting characteristics of a capacitor start motor, but almost all the bench grinders I've ever seen are split-phase units. Also, what do you think of using a 1725 rpm motor with a larger drive pulley vs. a 3400 rpm motor and the same size pulleys on the motor and the mandrel?
As always, you opinins are valued.
hankj
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